They ruled, at the end of a two-day appeal, that fresh evidence introduced by Sally’s new legal team should be tested in front of a jury. This means that Sally has to undergo a second trial, but next time around, the abuse that she suffered at the hands of her husband Richard, will be placed firmly at the centre of her defence.

When the judges made their ruling, the court room which was packed with Sally’s family, friends and feminist campaigners, erupted into cheering and clapping. Despite the fact that this just is ‘not done’ in an English court room, no...